tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post4004618586868611748..comments2024-03-17T06:20:15.127-04:00Comments on paris breakfasts: Painting French Coffee CupsParisbreakfastshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-11328848834301980302008-12-07T04:50:00.000-05:002008-12-07T04:50:00.000-05:00I keep stumbling upon your blog everytime i search...I keep stumbling upon your blog everytime i search something :D<BR/>Must say your watercolors are awesome and an ispiration for me! <BR/>Teresatemnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00815984318118052506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-92094747811509347112007-07-11T20:33:00.000-04:002007-07-11T20:33:00.000-04:00"I've been trying to figure out how to paint BLACK..."I've been trying to figure out how to paint BLACK cups or just anything BLACK..."<BR/>May I first suggest seeing black round objects. I am sure you are aware that verticle highlights on a round cup suggest volume. Therefore you need to either leave white paper for those highlights or "gosh" paint opaque white in. Yuk. <BR/>Anyway, to "see" those hight lights, get some white card and cover a few with aluminum foil as well. Place these just to the rear and a tiny bit to the left and right of the edges of the black cup and if you rotate them and tilt them they will catch light and reflect off the shiny surface of the black cup, bending with the curve of the cup revealing the true honest rendering of the edge of the object. <BR/>How to actually paint this, I can't suggest, since I never spent enough time painting water colors. (when I was a kid.)<BR/>Love your work and words!<BR/>Steve in ChicagoSteverinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07713212685819342280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-43140784169416664932007-07-03T07:23:00.000-04:002007-07-03T07:23:00.000-04:00Everything you paint is incredible~your instructor...Everything you paint is incredible~your instructor must be proud and envious!Jannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12121472782540485266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-49310721648023856672007-07-03T00:39:00.000-04:002007-07-03T00:39:00.000-04:00i've said it before and I'll say it again, your bl...i've said it before and I'll say it again, your blog is so wonderful to read! It's like a mini-holiday.<BR/>Thank you.<BR/>I read about a watercolor artist putting a wash of yellow down, letting it dry, then putting a wash of black on top for a bright black. It doesn't do anything for me, but you might want to try.dfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04553700992955429432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-26675436738913177932007-07-02T17:02:00.000-04:002007-07-02T17:02:00.000-04:00I like your paintings, love the cups... Good luck....I like your paintings, love the cups... Good luck... Check my blog if you have time...Monika D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10219596519004225662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-60687770698483075212007-06-30T06:18:00.000-04:002007-06-30T06:18:00.000-04:00What you're doing is fantastic!The compositions ar...What you're doing is fantastic!<BR/>The compositions are so unusual and intriguing. <BR/>I want some of those coffee chocolates or "magic pills" too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-1467290838155633552007-06-28T23:23:00.000-04:002007-06-28T23:23:00.000-04:00BRAVO!The colors are getting stronger!!From anothe...BRAVO!<BR/>The colors are getting stronger!!<BR/>From another procrastinator...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-55973532009447018602007-06-28T11:21:00.000-04:002007-06-28T11:21:00.000-04:00Seriously, that cherry...when it was it in the pho...Seriously, that cherry...when it was it in the photos I said ...that pony do't ride <BR/>BUT BUT BUT <BR/>when I saw the painting I said, Ride em cowgirl!!! <BR/><BR/>Perfect touch of whimsy and humorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-22979478193378617622007-06-28T07:11:00.000-04:002007-06-28T07:11:00.000-04:00Don't get discouraged...you can do it! Won't you ...Don't get discouraged...you can do it! Won't you show us your progress.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-42749403056277724052007-06-28T04:40:00.000-04:002007-06-28T04:40:00.000-04:00BIG BIG MERCI all! :)Thanks for your kind and enco...<B>BIG BIG MERCI all! :)</B><BR/>Thanks for your kind and encouraging words. Now that I've come out of the "cup" closet, it feels good to be able to share them with you> :)Parisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-32924786929888422512007-06-28T01:19:00.000-04:002007-06-28T01:19:00.000-04:00Hi - I've been visiting your blog for several week...Hi - I've been visiting your blog for several weeks now - I love it! Thanks for the beautiful artwork, entertaining posts, and reminders of Paris.<BR/>I saw the lovely tribute to your blog at Little FrenchGardenHouse - very nice - and thought I should tell you in person that I am totally enjoying my visits to your blog.krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13717829287358693407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-17263998777723196622007-06-27T22:46:00.000-04:002007-06-27T22:46:00.000-04:00I'm loving those black cups...and I know you'll ge...I'm loving those black cups...and I know you'll get them just the way you want them. Persistence and practice...we talk about those characteristics a lot around my house--wherever that house might be!!<BR/><BR/>Meilleurs voeux!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-6365419814782152662007-06-27T19:29:00.000-04:002007-06-27T19:29:00.000-04:00I hope you figure out how to do it. Good luck! W...I hope you figure out how to do it. Good luck! Whatever you end up with, will still be a joy to see.K and Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375282198168168331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-41023157553376716562007-06-27T17:26:00.000-04:002007-06-27T17:26:00.000-04:00Okay so these are samples, not the ones you are go...Okay so these are samples, not the ones you are going to give to the project? Sooooooooooooo are they for sale?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-35829039349195465402007-06-27T17:25:00.000-04:002007-06-27T17:25:00.000-04:00You should see me paint, then you would know what ...You should see me paint, then you would know what a problem is!!<BR/><BR/>Your doing a terrific job, good things take time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-66784649697557432022007-06-27T17:24:00.000-04:002007-06-27T17:24:00.000-04:00Bravo Carol for going out on a limb and blooming e...Bravo Carol for going out on a limb and blooming even brighter!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-28217062557036685072007-06-27T17:22:00.000-04:002007-06-27T17:22:00.000-04:00If I were a black cup I would stand in line all we...If I were a black cup I would stand in line all week just to be painted by you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-57702044719299871312007-06-27T15:53:00.000-04:002007-06-27T15:53:00.000-04:00What I'm going to say probably isn't very helpful ...What I'm going to say probably isn't very helpful in the critical sense, but it's the truth. I really really enjoyed looking at all these different configurations and I truly think the all have something wonderful in them. I hope it's not mean to say, but if it means we keep getting to look at all these beautiful things, I kind of hope you "struggle" for a bit longer.jujhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297173587055224228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-59298865636667785222007-06-27T12:27:00.000-04:002007-06-27T12:27:00.000-04:00I LIKE your paintings very much...you are very tal...I LIKE your paintings very much...you are very talanted!<BR/><BR/>you mornings smells good!_unicornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03651352270815365858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-3153237213264851112007-06-27T12:21:00.000-04:002007-06-27T12:21:00.000-04:00After reading your post today I don't wonder you g...After reading your post today I don't wonder you got chocolate all over your keyboard. You are overdosing on the stuff. Stay calm and keep painting those black cups. People think black is easy and I know it isn't (mainly 'cos you told me) but I think you are doing a sterling job, as we English say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-37456424855186191802007-06-27T12:15:00.000-04:002007-06-27T12:15:00.000-04:00I love all the paintings, and I love the photo of ...I love all the paintings, and I love the photo of the samples.<BR/>I do not understand a lot about art, but as a lay person the yellow macaron on the last painting looks a bit like sitting on the edge of the cup. <BR/>I guess you intended it that way. So please do not take it as a critic, just the opinion of an uneducated onlooker.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-54535647973119376172007-06-27T12:12:00.000-04:002007-06-27T12:12:00.000-04:00I'm such an amateur. So I have an amateur question...I'm such an amateur. So I have an amateur question. Is it just not okay to use a black watercolor? Like in the Crayola sets of childhood? I never even thought about painting something black as being difficult but I'm learning every day. I'm always just so impressed by your paintings of objects that are glass or clear. That seemed like the hardest thing but once again, I'm coming from colored pencils and never had my mind think of giving glass a color to define it and wouldn't even try (until now, thanks to you!).<BR/><BR/>I think it's great that you're trying new things! And who can't relate to procrastinating while trying to create?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-20993032955281290282007-06-27T11:51:00.000-04:002007-06-27T11:51:00.000-04:00the top one is just perfect.the top one is just perfect.Kerstin Kleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521233681681631621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-36453573064868151412007-06-27T10:02:00.000-04:002007-06-27T10:02:00.000-04:00Your paintings are always beautiful and your pract...Your paintings are always beautiful and your practicing and experimenting are paying off. I am getting the FEEL of them being black. Especially good is the cup you like best.<BR/>As an oil painter dabbling in watercolor I have a high respect for anyone doing watercolors. It isnt easy to do what YOU do in watercolors. Much easier for me to do Oils. So keep up the good work. WE like it, REALLY REALLY like it...ALL. ;-)<BR/>Cris in ORAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-62292533647553486202007-06-27T09:55:00.000-04:002007-06-27T09:55:00.000-04:00These are just lovely. I'm sorry I don't know anyt...These are just lovely. I'm sorry I don't know anything more technical and helpful to say, but they did make me smile and crave something warm to drink--which is saying something as I'm sitting in the heat in southern Italy :)Michelle | Bleeding Espressohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578703393987896737noreply@blogger.com